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Charlottesville Mount Rushmore chefs join forces for a...

“I’ll never forget it,” said Ivy Inn chef Angelo Vangelopoulos after a once-in-a-lifetime dinner last week at The...

Love shack

The Shack is all the rage. In the short time since its late-January opening, chef Ian Boden’s tiny Staunton dive has...

The spice of life

India is home to more than 1.2 billion people, with 28 distinct states, each with its own history of diverse cultural...

At Kokoro, sushi lovers are in good hands

Often when I eat out, I ask if the chefs would make whatever they like. While the request can perplex some servers, a...

Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie defies all self control

Some call it Dr. Ho’s Challenge: Try to make it out of Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie without entering a food coma. The menu at...

Local chefs swoon over Pad Thai’s home-style cuisine

Does authenticity have a place in the food world? Four top local chefs and I discussed the question over a recent...

Forging ahead

Only about 50 restaurants in the country belong to Relais & Chateaux, the global group of luxury hotels and...

The mother

There are no women on the real Mount Rushmore. Since there still hasn’t been a female U.S. president, there are not...

The pioneers

Although no one could have known it at the time, September 10, 1988 was a big day for Charlottesville food. It was...

A cut above

Food trends can be slow to reach Charlottesville. Diners in big cities often enjoy (and maybe tire of) the latest...